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Today, the conditions are right to cleanse away old, unloving thoughts about your body, sexuality, and appearance. Kindle a bonfire or campfire, or make a fire in an outdoor fire pit. (Or just gather a lighter and a cauldron or pot that is safe for burning.) As you sit before the flames (or cauldron), make a list of every negative thing you regularly think about your body, sexuality, and/or appearance. Then say (or yell!): "I am now ready to let these things go!" With that, throw your list ...
This date is the old Greek Festival of Aphrodite, goddess of love, sex, and beauty. She was considered important for partnerships of all kinds because of her compassion. To set up your altar for Aphrodite attunement, use the colors pink, pale green, and pale blue. Her gems include rhodocrosite, rhodonite, and rose quartz. Roses are her flower, especially pink or fragrant heirloom roses. Incense and oils should reflect flowers and fruits, all of which are sacred to Aphrodite and are under her ...
The ancient Roman festival of Floralia used to run from today until May 3. It was a celebration of Flora, goddess of flowers, vegetation, and fertility. Having some association with May Day, Floralia is a day for fertile energy, whether you want to conceive a baby, make art, plant a garden, or sow success. Go outside and stand with your feet wide apart. Envision the fertile energy of the awakening earth deep below. Inhale, drawing that energy up into your feet, then up your legs, through your ...
With Beltane coming, it's a good idea to focus on how we feel about love and sex, and to nurture those energies. Take some time to meditate on what is true for you, whether it's celibacy, wild orgies, or something in between. Know that it is your truth, and so long as you harm none in your fantasies or practices, no one can tell you that it's wrong. Harming none, of course, means that we don't cast spells on specific people, unless we have prior permission. Once you're clear about what you ...
